What an honor! We just received a
request to use our dogs and to work with one of the top
Genetic Labs on the complicated black colors, there
being 4 or more, in connection with the English Bulldog
Breed. Of course we accepted. It may be a few months,
but we will share their findings and explanations when
the study is finished. This will help all Rare Color EB
Breeders tremendously in knowing what to expect from the
matches they choose in their breeding programs. It will
also help me greatly, in accurately updating the
Official Rare
Color Chart for English Bulldogs! Read about the
Study HERE

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The Controversy

This is
sometimes a hot topic for discussion, especially among
Bulldoggers(show breeders). This reading is to give you
my honest, experienced dealings with these Rare Bulldogs
and also the show world, which I was a part of for over
5 years as a member of the BCA.

Contrary
to popular opinion, Black Bulldogs are NOT inferior or
of less quality than any other well-bred bulldog, they
just don't meet the BCA standard for Bulldogs as far as
color goes. The color DOES NOT affect their health,
skin, or structure as many would have you believe, and
unless you are wanting to show your dogs in competition,
this is insignificant (actually, black bulldogs can be
entered in shows). I have been breeding "to breed
standard" bullys for years now & have found that you get
more health issues with the so-called "well-bred"
bloodlines than you do with the less desired bloodlines.
I have for the past 3 years been bringing back some of
my older bloodlines for this very reason and I saw a
marked difference after only 18 months & now at the 3
year mark, I can honestly say that I have virtually
eliminated 99% of the major difficulties in whelping &
raising litters.

Just because a pedigree is stacked with Champions does
NOT mean you will get healthier bullys, as I now know,
most of times it is the opposite. One reason is because
show dogs are closely bred with the same lines of
ancestors in them in order to bring out the best. The
only problem with that is that you also bring out the
worst. It really is all trial and error no matter how
educated you are, and there are some great Lines of
Champion bullys out there, no doubt. NO ONE can breed a
perfect bulldog!

I have been breeding dogs for over 35 years & am very
experienced with this issue of health. I would never
knowingly breed inferior, unhealthy dogs, I LOVE my
bullys! I have people(mostly show breeders) accuse me of
being in it for the money. If this were the case, then I
would actually HAVE some money! I put literally 90% of
my incoming BACK into the care, feeding, comfort, &
upkeep of my babies. As my vet put it the first time she
did a farm call for me, " Man, these guys have it
made!". Most show breeders will ALWAYS put down other
breeders whether they are breeding rare colors or
not...this is just the way it is in the Show World, only
ONE of the many reasons I resigned from the BCA.

NOW REMEMBER, I AM SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE as one of
them formerly. I am not trying to bash anyone, I am just
simply telling the TRUTH. Were it not for the BASHING of
me & every other breeder out there who does not show,
this would not even need to be said, but I am a GOOD
breeder, as are MANY others who do not show, so I have
to take up for us!!

Where did these Rare Colors come from, you might ask.
Well, guess what!! They all started with Show Lines!
Yes, the first Black Tri Bulldog that can be traced in
the US came from a Show Breeder's Champion Stud. She
sold the dog for twice what she normally would for her
Champion Sired pups, and on top of that sold the dog
with breeding rights. Yes, these dogs that, according to
show breeders are inferior came directly from their own
Champion Lines!! How do I know?? From firsthand
experience, as I bought a son of this first black dog
when I started looking at the Beautiful Rare Colors.
Right there under his Dad's name is the name of the
person who bred him...a famous show kennel owner, who by
the way was one of the bashers of Rare Colors! Yes, she
came after me relentlessly posting ugly things about me
until I brought to her attention that I did not think
she would want me to let others know what I found out
about her lines producing this black dog and then her
selling him with full rights. She stopped immediately
and I never told her show friends to this day what she
did or who she is and don’t intend to.
The reason myself & many others call these Black
Beauties "Rare" is because there are few born every
year. And as I said before, the color is undesirable
according to the BCA breed standards & therefore Show
breeders try NOT to produce black bulldogs. There are
beginning to be several educated, experienced Black
bulldog breeders in the States and Canada now, that will
produce VERY NICE Black Bulldogs, so maybe in several
years we may not be able to call the Rare anymore.

This is an excerpt from the BCA Bulldog Standard: Color
of Coat The color of coat should be uniform, pure of its
kind and brilliant. The various colors found in the
breed are to be preferred in the following order: (1)
red brindle, (2) all other brindles, (3) solid white,
(4) solid red, fawn or fallow, (5) piebald, (6) inferior
qualities of all the foregoing. Note: A perfect piebald
is preferable to a muddy brindle or defective solid
color. Solid black is very undesirable, but not so
objectionable if occurring to a moderate degree in
piebald patches. The brindles to be perfect should have
a fine, even and equal distribution of the composite
colors. In brindles and solid colors a small white patch
on the chest is not considered detrimental. In piebalds
the color patches should be well defined, of pure color
and symmetrically distributed.